Английская Википедия:Alexander Medina

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Alexander Jesús Medina Reobasco (born 8 August 1978) is a Uruguayan football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is the current manager of Spanish club Granada.

Medina is often nicknamed Cacique (Chief) due to his command inside the field during his playing career.

Playing career

Club

Born in Salto, Medina began his career with local side Ferrocarril de Salto. After representing Fritsa de Tacuarembó, he made his professional debuts with Huracán Buceo in 1998.

Medina subsequently represented Central Español and Liverpool Montevideo, finishing the 2003 season as the top scorer. He moved to Nacional for the 2004 season, and was again the league's top scorer with 26 goals.

In August 2005, Medina moved abroad and joined La Liga side Cádiz CF. He featured sparingly in his first season, as his side suffered relegation, and appeared more regularly in his second, as the club narrowly missed out promotion.

On 31 August 2007, Medina signed for Racing de Ferrol also in the Spanish second tier. A first-choice, he only scored three goals as the Galicians suffered relegation.

Medina returned to his home country and Nacional in June 2008, but left the club in August of the following year to sign for Arsenal de Sarandí. He switched teams and countries again in January 2010, after agreeing to a deal with Unión Española, but returned to his home country for the 2011 with River Plate Montevideo.

In 2011, Medina returned to Nacional for a third spell. Initially a starter, he fell down the pecking order during the 2013 season, and moved to Fenix in August 2014. He retired in the following year, aged 37.

International

Medina made his full international debut for Uruguay on 1 March 2006, coming on as a late substitute for Diego Forlán in a 1–2 friendly match against England.

Managerial career

Nacional

In July 2016, Medina returned to his former club Nacional, as a manager of the youth setup. On 12 December of the following year, he was named manager of the first team in the place of Martín Lasarte.

Medina led Nacional to the Championship play-off in his first season, but lost to eventual champions Peñarol. On 7 December 2018, he resigned.

Talleres

On 6 June 2019, Medina replaced departing Juan Pablo Vojvoda at the helm of Talleres de Córdoba in the Argentine top tier. In his first season, he qualified the club to the Copa Sudamericana, and led the side to an impressive third place finish in the 2021 campaign; he also reached the Final of the 2019–20 Copa Argentina, but lost on penalties to Boca Juniors.

On 23 December 2021, Medina left Talleres as his contract was due to expire.

Internacional

On 27 December 2021, Medina was appointed manager of Campeonato Brasileiro Série A side Internacional on a one-year contract. He was sacked the following 15 April, after a 1–1 draw with Paraguayan side Guaireña.

Vélez Sarsfield

On 24 May 2022, Medina agreed to become the manager of Vélez Sarsfield, returning to Argentina after nearly six months. He left the club on a mutual agreement the following 26 February.

Granada

On 27 November 2023, Medina replaced Paco López at the helm of La Liga side Granada.

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat.	From	To	Record								Шаблон:Abbr
				Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip	Шаблон:Tooltip
Nacional	Шаблон:Flagicon	12 December 2017	7 December 2018
Talleres	Шаблон:Flagicon	6 June 2019	23 December 2021
Internacional	Шаблон:Flagicon	27 December 2021	15 April 2022
Vélez Sarsfield	Шаблон:Flagicon	24 May 2022	26 February 2023
Granada	Шаблон:Flagicon	27 November 2023	present
Career total				—

Honours

Player

Nacional

• Uruguayan Primera División: 2005, 2008–09, 2011–12

External links

• Шаблон:BDFutbol
• Шаблон:NFT player
• Шаблон:BDFA
• Шаблон:Soccerway